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In it the CSSF clarified its interpretation of the concept of lending to the "public", an information relevant for the non-bank lending industry and, in particular, for private debt funds with a loan origination activity.

The press release relating to the Provisional Agreement on new rules for alternative investment fund managers ("AIFMs") was published on 20 July 2023.

On 22 January 2021 Parliament approved Bill 7637, which modified: the Law of 5 April 1993 on the financial sector; and the Law of 6 April 2013 on dematerialised securities.

The Luxembourg law of March 3, 2026 transposed the AIFMD II Directive into national law, introducing significant changes to the regulatory framework governing alternative investment funds. This article examines the practical implications for financing transactions involving Luxembourg AIFs, analyzing how the new rules on loan origination, leverage caps, concentration limits, and enhanced disclosure requirements affect both lenders and borrowers in structured finance arrangements.

The CSSF issued on 12 October 2017 a press release whereby it reminds that under the new EMIR reporting requirements, the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) will be mandatory as of 1 November 2017 to identify the counterparty in a derivative transaction

The first "Belt and Road Summit" will be held in May 2017 in Beijing, China.

The Council adopted restrictive measures against an additional 65 individuals. These include individuals responsible for the actions committed by the Russian troops...

Private debt funds, and loan origination funds in particular, play an essential role in providing alternative sources of funding to certain categories of borrowers, such as SMEs.

Please find hereafter a high-level summary of some tax aspects of debt financing at the level of a Luxembourg holding company.

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange has launched the Securities Official List, a dedicated section of the exchange's official list that enables securities to be listed without requiring them to be admitted to trading...

As part of the economic stabilization program, the Luxembourg state will guarantee bank loans granted to businesses up to 2.5 billion euros, which is introduced by the law of 18 April 2020 setting up a guarantee scheme for the Luxembourg economy.

One objective of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation is to lower the risk of contagion in the financial system, and in doing so promote an efficient and transparent derivatives market.

Since late January 2021, the price action on shares of video games retailer GameStop Inc ("GME") and other heavily shorted companies like AMC Entertainment ("AMC") has attracted the attention of the finance world.

Bill No 7825 (the Bill), which aims, amongst other things, to amend the Act of 2 March 2004 on securitisation, as amended, was submitted to the Chambre des Députés on 21 May 2021.

In October, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) released its 2018 enforcement priorities for listed entities.

Traditionally, banks in Europe were the largest providers of debt finance. According to Morgan Stanley, in 2012 banks and banking products accounted for 90%-95% of the market in Europe.

On 24 May 2018, the EU published its first batch of legislative proposals on sustainable finance, the first concrete steps of its bold action plan in this area, published earlier in May.